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The donations and borrowing figures for the second quarter of 2013 were released in the last half hour. Analyis by SearchTheMoney.com reveals that donors to Conservative Party organisations gave £4.63m in this period.

The donations and borrowing figures for the first quarter of 2013 were released in the last hour. Analyis by SearchTheMoney.com reveals that donors to Conservative Party organisations gave £3.74m in this period.

The work done by SearchTheMoney.com naturally involves significant engagement with legislation and guidance relating to political donations. When we launched, for example, we found a loophole enabling Tory dining clubs to avoid revealing their wealthy backers. This went on to be featured in the Daily Mirror under the headline 'Tories get more than £1m from secretive supper clubs'.